24 hours hill districts bandh called today
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, May 25 2012: The Indira Gandhi National Tribal University Students' Union, Regional Campus Manipur has announced a bandh in all the hill districts of the State including the National Highways with effect from 5am of May 26 to 5 pm of May 27 .

According to a statement issued by the assistant information secretary of IGNTUSU, Mahaishang Shimray, the bandh has been called as IGNTU, Amarkantak authority has failed to respond positively to the demand for cancellation of the ongoing recruitment drive for various posts for IGNTU, RCM and interview for which is scheduled for May 27 .

The students' union pointed out that the recruitment drive of the University's authority is against the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the University authority and the students' body on October 24, 2011 .

According to the MoU, it has been agreed that no recruitment would be done for the RCM of the university unless the reservation policy is settled.

Stating that it would stick by the MoU, the statement maintained that it would never accept any staff recruited by the authority before settling the reservation issue.

Pledging that the bandh would be enforced strictly, the students' union also appealed to all concerned districts student bodies, individuals, intellects, and all communities to extend full cooperation to the bandh for the larger interest of the tribal community in the State while adding that IGNTU, Amarkantak would be held responsible for any untoward incident arising out of the bandh.

Meanwhile, the Manipur University Tribal Union (MUTSU) has endorsed the bandh called by the IGNTUSU, RCM while conveying that MUTSU would fully support and take part in any form of agitations launched by the IGNTUSU-RCM till rightful demands of the tribal students are met in this matter.

Endorsing the bandh called by the IGNTUSU, the Thadou Students' Association, Chandel district has informed the public to observe the bandh in the interest of the tribal students, according to a statement issued by the students' body.

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